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Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective
	Film poster
Directed by	William Nigh
Screenplay by	Houston Branch
Based on	(James Lee Wong series in Collier's Magazine written by Hugh Wiley)
Produced by	William T. Lackey
Starring	Boris Karloff
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Russell F. Schoengarth
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	October 5, 1938;
Running time	69 minutes
Land	Vereinigte Staaten
Sprache	Englisch

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Mr. Wong, Detective is a 1938 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff in his first appearance as Mr. Wong.^[1]

Plot

Simon Dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of Mr. Wong to protect him. Just prior to meeting Mr. Wong, Dayton is found dead in his office in San Francisco without a mark on him. Several witnesses testify Dayton was alone in his office that was locked from the inside. Though the police view Dayton's death as due to a heart attack, Mr. Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained poison gas.

Among the suspects are agents of a foreign power wishing to stop Dayton's chemicals being sent to use on the foreign power in the form of the same poison gas that killed Dayton, Dayton's business partners who will have Dayton's share of the business come to them after Dayton's death and the actual inventor of the chemical who has been cheated out of profits and recognition by Dayton.

Cast

Boris Karloff as Mr. James Lee Wong
Grant Withers as Capt. Sam Street
Maxine Jennings as Myra Ross
Evelyn Brent as Olga - aka Countess Dubois
George Lloyd as Devlin
Lucien Prival as Anton Mohl
John St. Polis as Carl Roemer
William Gould as Theodore Meisle
Hooper Atchley as Christian Wilk
John Hamilton as Simon Dayton
Wilbur Mack as Russell
Lee Tung Foo as Tchin
Lynton Brent as Tommy
Grace Wood as Mrs. Roemer

References

^ Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomahawk Press 2011 p. 223-224

External links

Mr. Wong, Detective at IMDb
Mr. Wong, Detective is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
Mr. Wong, Detective at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Mr. Wong, Detective at the TCM Movie Database

[karloff-1] Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomahawk Press 2011 p. 223-224

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 {{Infobox film
 | name           = Mr. Wong, Detective
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 | caption        = Film poster
 | director       = [[William Nigh]]
-| producer       = William T. Lackey
+| producer       = [[William T. Lackey]]
-| writer         = Hugh Wiley<br>[[Houston Branch]]
+| screenplay     = [[Houston Branch]]
+| based_on       = (''James Lee Wong'' series in Collier's Magazine written by Hugh Wiley)
-| starring       = [[Boris Karloff]]<br>[[Grant Withers]]
-| music          =
+| starring       = [[Boris Karloff]]
 | cinematography = [[Harry Neumann]]
 | editing        = Russell F. Schoengarth
+| color_process  = [[Black and white]]
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+| studio         = Monogram Pictures
+| distributor    = [[Monogram Pictures]]
 | released       = {{film date|1938|10|5}}
 | runtime        = 69 minutes
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-'''''Mr. Wong, Detective''''' is a 1938 American [[crime film]] directed by [[William Nigh]] and starring [[Boris Karloff]] in his first appearance as [[Mr. Wong (James Lee Wong)|Mr. Wong]].<ref name="karloff">Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomohawk Press 2011 p 223-224</ref>
+'''''Mr. Wong, Detective''''' is a 1938 American [[crime film]] directed by [[William Nigh]] and starring [[Boris Karloff]] in his first appearance as [[Mr. Wong (James Lee Wong)|Mr. Wong]].<ref name="karloff">Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 p. 223-224</ref>
 ==Plot==
 [[File:Mr. Wong Detective lobby card.jpg|thumb|Lobby card for the film]]
-Simon Dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of Mr. Wong to protect him. Just prior to meeting Mr. Wong, Dayton is found dead in his office without a mark on him with several witnesses testifying Dayton was alone in his office that was locked from the inside.  Though the police view Dayton's death as due to a heart attack, Mr. Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained [[poison gas]].
+Simon Dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of Mr. Wong to protect him. Just prior to meeting Mr. Wong, Dayton is found dead in his office in [[San Francisco]] without a mark on him. Several witnesses testify Dayton was alone in his office that was locked from the inside.  Though the police view Dayton's death as due to a heart attack, Mr. Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained [[poison gas]].
 Among the suspects are agents of a foreign power wishing to stop Dayton's chemicals being sent to use on the foreign power in the form of the same poison gas that killed Dayton, Dayton's business partners who will have Dayton's share of the business come to them after Dayton's death and the actual inventor of the chemical who has been cheated out of profits and recognition by Dayton.
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 ==Cast==
 * [[Boris Karloff]] as Mr. James Lee Wong
-* [[Grant Withers]] as Captain Sam Street
+* [[Grant Withers]] as Capt. Sam Street
-* [[Maxine Jennings]] as Myra Ross, Dayton's Secretary
+* [[Maxine Jennings]] as Myra Ross
-* [[Evelyn Brent]] as Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome
+* [[Evelyn Brent]] as Olga - aka Countess Dubois
-* [[George Lloyd (actor)|George Lloyd]] as Detective Lt. Devlin
+* [[George Lloyd (actor)|George Lloyd]] as Devlin
-* [[Lucien Prival]] as Anton Mohl, aka Baron Von Krantz
+* [[Lucien Prival]] as Anton Mohl
-* [[John St. Polis]] as Carl Roemer, Poison Gas Inventor
+* [[John St. Polis]] as Carl Roemer
-* [[William Gould (actor)|William Gould]] as Theodore Meisel, Dayton's Partner
+* [[William Gould (actor)|William Gould]] as Theodore Meisle
-* [[Hooper Atchley]] as Christian Wilk, Dayton's Partner
+* [[Hooper Atchley]] as Christian Wilk
-* [[John Hamilton]] as Simon Dayton, President Dayton Chemical Co.
+* [[John Hamilton (actor)|John Hamilton]] as Simon Dayton
-* [[Wilbur Mack]] as Russell, Dayton's Office Manager
+* [[Wilbur Mack]] as Russell
-* [[Lee Tung Foo]] as Tchin, Wong's Servant (as Lee Tong Foo)
+* [[Lee Tung Foo]] as Tchin
-* [[Lynton Brent]] as Detective Tommy
+* [[Lynton Brent]] as Tommy
-* [[Grace Wood]] as Mrs. Carl Roemer
+* Grace Wood as Mrs. Roemer
+==See also==
+* [[List of American films of 1938]]
+* [[List of films in the public domain in the United States]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+{{commons category|Mr. Wong, Detective}}
+{{Wikiquote}}
+* {{IMDb title|0030473|Mr. Wong, Detective}}
+* {{Internet Archive film|Mr._Wong_Detective}}
 * {{AFI film|1005|Mr. Wong, Detective}}
-* {{IMDb title|0030473}}
+* {{TCMDb title|19127|Mr. Wong, Detective}}
-* {{Internet Archive film|id=Mr._Wong_Detective|name=Mr. Wong, Detective}}
 {{William Nigh}}
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 [[Category:1938 films]]
 [[Category:1930s crime films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
 [[Category:American crime films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
-[[Category:Black-and-white films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by William Nigh]]
+[[Category:Films set in San Francisco]]
 [[Category:Monogram Pictures films]]
-[[Category:Films set in San Francisco, California]]
+[[Category:Films about chemical war and weapons]]
+[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
-{{1930s-crime-film-stub}}
+[[Category:1930s American films]]